Ben Affleck
Acting
Benjamin Géza Affleck (born August 15, 1972) is an American actor and filmmaker. His accolades include two Academy Awards and three Golden Globe Awards. He began his career as a child when he starred in the PBS educational series The Voyage of the Mimi (1984, 1988). He later appeared in the independent coming-of-age comedy Dazed and Confused (1993) and various Kevin Smith films, including Mallrats (1995), Chasing Amy (1997) and Dogma (1999). Affleck gained wider recognition when he and childhood friend Matt Damon won the Golden Globe and Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for writing Good Will Hunting (1997), which they also starred in. He then established himself as a leading man in studio films, including the disaster film Armageddon (1998), the war drama Pearl Harbor (2001), and the thrillers The Sum of All Fears and Changing Lanes (both 2002). After a career downturn, during which he appeared in Daredevil (2003) and Gigli (2003), Affleck received a Golden Globe nomination for portraying George Reeves in the noir biopic Hollywoodland (2006). His directorial debut, Gone Baby Gone (2007), which he also co-wrote, was well received. He then directed, co-wrote and starred in the crime drama The Town (2010) and directed and starred in the political thriller Argo (2012); both were critical and commercial successes. For the latter, Affleck won the Golden Globe and BAFTA Award for Best Director, and the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Academy Award for Best Picture. He has since starred in the psychological thriller Gone Girl (2014), the thriller The Accountant (2016), the action-adventure Triple Frontier (2019), and the sports drama The Way Back (2020). In 2016, he began portraying Batman in superhero films set in the DC Extended Universe. Affleck is the co-founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, a grantmaking and advocacy-based nonprofit organization. He is also a stalwart supporter of the Democratic Party. Affleck and Damon are co-owners of the production company Pearl Street Films.
Known for
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movieThe Rip
2026
Detective Sergeant J.D. Byrne
movieThe Accountant²
2025
Christian Wolff
movieThis Is Me…Now
2024
Rex Stone / Biker
movieMaking The Flash: Worlds Collide
2023
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieThe Flash
2023
Bruce Wayne / Batman (uncredited)
movieHypnotic
2023
Danny Rourke
movieAir
2023
Phil Knight
movieClerks III
2022
Auditioner
movieDeep Water
2022
Vic Van Allen
movieThe Tender Bar
2021
Charlie Maguire
movieThe Last Duel
2021
Pierre d'Alençon
movieZack Snyder's Justice League
2021
Batman / Bruce Wayne
movieClerk
2021
Self
movie537 Votes
2020
Self (archive footage)
tvHistory 101
2020
Self (archive footage)
movieThe Way Back
2020
Jack Cunningham
movieThe Last Thing He Wanted
2020
Treat Morrison
movieJay and Silent Bob Reboot
2019
Holden McNeil
movieTriple Frontier
2019
Tom 'Redfly' Davis
movieJustice League
2017
Batman / Bruce Wayne
movieLive by Night
2016
Joe Coughlin
movieThe Accountant
2016
Christian Wolff
movieRichard Linklater: Dream Is Destiny
2016
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
movieSuicide Squad
2016
Bruce Wayne (uncredited)
movieBatman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
2016
Bruce Wayne / Batman
tvThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Self - Guest
movieGone Girl
2014
Nick Dunne
tvThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Self - Guest / Self
movieRunner Runner
2013
Ivan Block
movieArgo
2012
Tony Mendez
movieThe Company Men
2010
Bobby Walker
movieThe Town
2010
Doug MacRay
movieExtract
2009
Dean
movieState of Play
2009
Stephen Collins
movieSmokin' Aces
2006
Jack Dupree
movieBack to the Well: 'Clerks II'
2006
Self (uncredited)
tvEl hormiguero
2006
Self - Guest
movieHollywoodland
2006
George Reeves
movieClerks II
2006
Gawking Guy
movieMan About Town
2006
Jack Giamoro
movieSurviving Christmas
2004
Drew Latham
movieFahrenheit 9/11
2004
Self (archive footage)
movieJersey Girl
2004
Ollie Trinke
moviePaycheck
2003
Michael Jennings
movieGigli
2003
Larry Gigli
movieDaredevil
2003
Matt Murdock / Daredevil
tvJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Self / Self - Guest
movieThe Sum of All Fears
2002
Jack Ryan
movieThe Third Wheel
2002
Michael
movieChanging Lanes
2002
Gavin Banek
movieDaddy and Them
2001
Lawrence Bowen
movieJay and Silent Bob Strike Back
2001
Holden McNeil / Ben Affleck
movieBeyond the Movie: Pearl Harbor
2001
Rafe McCawley
moviePearl Harbor
2001
Rafe McCawley
movieBounce
2000
Buddy Amaral
movieJoseph: King of Dreams
2000
Joseph (voice)
movieReindeer Games
2000
Rudy Duncan
movieBoiler Room
2000
Jim Young
movieDogma
1999
Bartleby
movieForces of Nature
1999
Ben Holmes
movie200 Cigarettes
1999
Bartender
movieShakespeare in Love
1998
Ned Alleyn
movieArmageddon
1998
A.J. Frost
moviePhantoms
1998
Sheriff Bryce Hammond
movieGood Will Hunting
1997
Chuckie Sullivan
movieGoing All the Way
1997
Tom 'Gunner' Casselman
tvThe View
1997
Self
movieChasing Amy
1997
Holden McNeil
movieMallrats
1995
Shannon
tvMADtv
1995
Self
tvAgainst the Grain
1993
Joe Willie Clemons
movieDazed and Confused
1993
O'Bannion
movieSchool Ties
1992
Chesty Smith
movieBuffy the Vampire Slayer
1992
Basketball Player #10 (uncredited)
movieDaddy
1991
Ben Watson
tvThe Torkelsons
1991
Kevin Johnson
movieField of Dreams
1989
Baseball Fan (uncredited)
movieThe Good Mother
1988
Extra (uncredited)
movieHands of a Stranger
1987
Billy Hearn
movieWanted: The Perfect Guy
1986
Danny Coleman
tvThe Voyage of the Mimi
1984
C.T. Granville
tvSaturday Night Live
1975
Self - Host / Self (uncredited) / Donnie Bartalotti (uncredited)
tvABC Afterschool Special
1972
Danny Coleman
tvThe Oscars
1953
Self
tvToday
1952
Self
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944
Self - Presenter
movieAnimals
Milo Bradford
Hunting Whitey Bulger
Narrator (voice)
Production36
movieThe Rip
2026
Producer
movieThe Merchants of Joy
2025
Executive Producer
movieKiss of the Spider Woman
2025
Executive Producer
movieThe Accountant²
2025
Producer
movieUnstoppable
2024
Producer
movieSmall Things Like These
2024
Executive Producer
movieThe Instigators
2024
Producer
movieKiss the Future
2024
Producer
movieFor People in Trouble
2023
Producer
movieAir
2023
Producer
movieThe Last Duel
2021
Producer
movieZack Snyder's Justice League
2021
Executive Producer
tvCity on a Hill
2019
Executive Producer
movieJustice League
2017
Executive Producer
movieBending the Arc
2017
Executive Producer
movieLive by Night
2016
Producer
tvIncorporated
2016
Executive Producer
movieThe Leisure Class
2015
Producer
movieArgo
2012
Producer
movieReporter
2009
Executive Producer
movieFeast
2005
Executive Producer
movieThe Battle of Shaker Heights
2003
Executive Producer
tvPush, Nevada
2002
Executive Producer
movieThe Third Wheel
2002
Executive Producer
movieStolen Summer
2002
Producer
movieSpeakeasy
2002
Executive Producer
tvProject Greenlight
2001
Executive Producer
movieAnimals
Producer
movieGhost Army
Producer
movieKing Leopold’s Ghost
Producer
movieThe Big Goodbye
Producer
Turbulence: The Greatest Mind in Formula One
Executive Producer
The Statement
Executive Producer
Hunting Whitey Bulger
Executive Producer
Directing12
movieAir
2023
Director
movieLive by Night
2016
Director
movieArgo
2012
Director
movieThe Town
2010
Director
movieGimme Shelter
2008
Director
movieGone Baby Gone
2007
Director
movieAnimals
Director
movieGhost Army
Director
movieKing Leopold’s Ghost
Director
movieThe Big Goodbye
Director
movieKeeper of the Lost Cities
Director
Writing10
movieThe Last Duel
2021
Screenplay
movieLive by Night
2016
Screenplay
movieThe Town
2010
Screenplay
movieGone Baby Gone
2007
Screenplay
tvPush, Nevada
2002
Writer
movieGhost Army
Screenplay
movieThe Big Goodbye
Screenplay
movieAnimals
Writer
Strangers
Writer
Crew2
Creator1
tvPush, Nevada
2002
Creator